Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-07-07
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| what the Press OF tho Country Thlnks
About Shermsn's Springfield Talk.
Richmond Wa.) State: Sherman ID
| the arch South-hater of his time.
Chicago News: For President in 1888:
] John Sherman of Ohio Platform: 81
and my mouth against any two"
! Alexandria (Va-) GaSette: His hope
of support from the South having been
dissipated, his sole reliance is now
| upon the North.
Chicago Tribune: John Sherman is a
great man, but his Presidential boom
appears to be frozen hard enough to
skate on already.
Petersburg Va.) Hsder-Appeal: The
further John Sherman gets away from
the South the more his speeches seem
to be dominated by the spirit of Miss
Liza Pinkston.
indianapolis MeUs: There is much
that is old and little that is new In his
speech. His aim is to convince his
party that he is the man who should be
its next National nominee.
Chicago Herald: John Sherman ought
to be ashamed to make IL speech like
the habit of thinking with their heads.
He is two far West, evidently.
Fort Worth (Tex) Gazette: While
it must be conceded that Mr. Sherman
is an able man, and that his speech is
skillfully constructed. even his own
party will realize that it is antiquatcd.
Nashville (Tenn.) Banner: With
oil laho oh a
statesman, he is weak and small
enough as politician to pander to the
lowest prejudice to boost himself into
the Presidency.
New York Herald: Senator Sher-
mans great speech in Springfield. Ill.
will probably prove to be the banana
peel of his political career. The
future will be accomplished in three
movements slip up, a slip down
and slip out.
Savannah (Ga.) ,Ne,os: When Sem
ator Sherman was in the South. a
short time ago, he softly cooed: 1.-THE
war is over" In Illinois he loudly
roared: The Confederate idea is
still alive, and is about to destroy
our institutions.
Washington Capital: The John
Sherman boom has evidently received
terrible setback from that speech of
his at Springfield, III. Republicans
who had ever talked that way before
are beginning to say they would as
soon nominate Brother Blaine.
st. Louis Post. Dispatch: The at
tempt to elect Hancock in 1880 on the
cry that Tilden was counted out by
fraud in 1876 did win. Mr.. Sherman's
attempt to elect himself on the cry
that Blaine was robbed of the Presi-
dency in 1884 is similarly illogical
That tow-line does not reach him.
New York World: The st. Louis
Post Dispatch says: 1T is charitable
to suppose that John Sherman is in
sane" Oh, no. There is great method
in Johns feigned madness. He is
crazy to be President, but
his mind is in most respects rs clear as
a bell. He is simply misguided.
Washington Post: The Jesutitical
John may as we'll be reminded that
the United States in this era of good
feeling who lends himself to the
business of stirring up
strife, and who alludes to the Demo-
cratic party as "the left wing of the
Confederacy."
Binghamton IN. " Leader: John
Sherman has quite badly broken up
his presidential boom by such comical
efforts to hit upon the right way to
turn his sails. In the South he was so
glad that perpetual feeling of unity
existed between the North and South,
and all went for harmony until he
carried his boom over into Illinois,
when he found his friends there had
determined that the only issue they
could make to warm up the people |
would be to unfold the old disunion |
flag, so he floated the bloody shirt |
with a vengeance, and the heelers
cheered to the echo, but he finds the |
press of the North as we'll as the South !
criticising his double position, and de-
precating the revival of war issues.
Sherman is therefore sad and his boom
is already whitening up. Poor John.
SPIRIT OF THE PRESS.